After flying high against the Dallas Academy Bulldogs last Friday, the St. Paul's Prep Lions came back down to earth. St. Paul's Prep was beaten by Victory Christian Academy 96-22 on Friday. St. Paul's Prep has struggled against Victory Christian Academy recently, as their matchup on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Jeremy Perkins and Landon Applon certainly did their best on Friday to try and avoid the loss. Perkins scored nine points along with two steals, while Applon scored ten points along with six rebounds. Perkins has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Cooper Maumus was another key contributor, scoring no points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Victory Christian Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jerran Martin, who scored 18 points along with five steals and two blocks. That's the first time this season that Martin posted two or more blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Layton Huddleston, who scored 20 points along with six rebounds and five assists.
St. Paul's Prep's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Victory Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-7 record this season.
St. Paul's Prep will be playing at home against Heritage Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Heritage Christian Academy is hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses. As for Victory Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against Community Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Community Christian is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
